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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Processes, Products & Techniques => Topic started by: MyRed66GT on August 05, 2016, 09:14:22 PM
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Any suggestions for place to send items to be plated gold cad?
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Sure your looking for Gold cad and not zinc dichromate? Guessing this is for a 66?
Plenty of places can do the zinc (hung or barrel method) In parts of the country any cad is difficult to get done.
In most cases there is a minimum amount (cost) of at least $50 so one piece or a bucket will likely be the same price. I always collected up allot of extras - had them plated and then choose the best piece for my car and sold off the extras or put them in storage.
Another option I mentioned in another thread is to do you zinc (bright or silver - what ever its call in your area) with you zinc dichromate and then strip off the gold dye with a vinegar bath to return those parts to the base silver
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Sure your looking for Gold cad and not zinc dichromate? Guessing this is for a 66?
Plenty of places can do the zinc (hung or barrel method) In parts of the country any cad is difficult to get done.
In most cases there is a minimum amount (cost) of at least $50 so one piece or a bucket will likely be the same price. I always collected up allot of extras - had them plated and then choose the best piece for my car and sold off the extras or put them in storage.
Another option I mentioned in another thread is to do you zinc (bright or silver - what ever its call in your area) with you zinc dichromate and then strip off the gold dye with a vinegar bath to return those parts to the base silver
Guess you have already done a search and found other threads with help and recommendations
Some examples from the first couple of pages of the 13 that I found
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=14104.msg87669#msg87669 (http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=14104.msg87669#msg87669)
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=3345.msg17945#msg17945
The Burbank connection lists Yellow Cad
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=2183.msg11206#msg11206 (http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=2183.msg11206#msg11206)
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=4709.msg26410#msg26410 (http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=4709.msg26410#msg26410)
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Thanks Jeff...this is for other projects in the shop. The 66 is close to being completed.